Culture of South Australia

The culture of South Australia is similar to the culture of Australia. The state has a variety of wine-producing regions including the popular tourist destination Barossa Valley. A majority of the population is focused in and around the Adelaide metropolitan area. The geographical landmass varies widely and a significant portion of Adelaide's terrain is hilly.

The Barossa Valley is a significant wine-producing region and a popular tourist destination.
The town of Hahndorf, with its strong German history and population, reflects South Australia's early European immigration trends.

Adelaide Hills feature many European villages and small towns, which reflect the states immigration trends from the 1880s. In sport, the state has the second highest rate of event attendance of all states and territories with 49% of South Australians aged 15 years and over attending a sporting event each year.[1]

Some scenes of the internationally acclaimed Picnic at Hanging Rock were filmed in the rural areas of the state, such as Martindale Hall.[2]

See also

References
  1. Sports attendance in Australia Australian Bureau of Statistics
  2. McCulloch, Janelle (2017-03-30). "The extraordinary story behind Picnic at Hanging Rock". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
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